Anticipation?

[gcreekrch]

Maybe this should be a snowblower.

 

[WyomingRancher]

That's just wrong... but I'd trade you

85 degrees here today with high winds and a new fire to the west :?

 

[gcreekrch]

That's just wrong... but I'd trade you

85 degrees here today with high winds and a new fire to the west :?

Hey! Long time, no hear!

I'll take that trade, the fire will go out immediately. :wink:

 

[per]

Should be able to cut in the snow. :wink:

 

[Whitewing]

We've been trying to cut for a number of days now but the problem isn't snow, it's rain.

If it keeps up I'm going to have to start planting bermuda again. :?

 

[Justin]

well how is it looking up there this morning, gcreek? are you gonna have to try out your new "snowblower"?

 

[gcreekrch]

It doesn't look any deeper but it snowed most of the night. Have to see if any oats layed down today. We have a one day meadow to get before we do them.....if we can get on the field.

 

[starvin'dog]

how do you handle nitrates in your oats?
Lots of frozen green crop here that should be salvaged. The problem is the whole dang country has surplus feed so what is it worth if you don't need it and can't sell it?

 

[gcreekrch]

According to the experts we have asked......


We live in an area that gets frost year round, as a result of this there has only been one year that our oats got to dough stage and because it had already experienced frost there was little danger of nitrates.

We do test every year though.

 

[PureCountry]

You basically have 2 choices with nitrates - cut it within 48 hours after the frost, or let it stand for 2 weeks to ensure they leach out. That's what we've done for a few years and it works fine. Once the leaves start to yellow a bit and dry down, we cut it.

 

[gcreekrch]

Update. It quit snowing at 4:00 PM today after 22 hours.

Looking southeast from the sundeck

Clearing off in the west in order to freeze hard tonight.

 

[Justin]

not looking to sunny from the sundeck. :shock: :wink:

 

[Dylan Biggs]

Gcreekrch how late would you normally be haying?

 

[gcreekrch]

Gcreekrch how late would you normally be haying?

Until we're done. :wink:

Last year I quit baling on Oct. 4. Had the weather been dry past that date there was more land we could have covered for haylage. At that time of year some of the feed that grew in lots of water still has a lot of green in it and is worth wrapping.

Feed in the stackyard in this location can be worth more than money in the bank.

 

[leanin' H]

When there's 2 feet of snow covering all the winter range in this country, that "hay in the stackyard" comment you just made fits here too. Some years, some guys don't feed a bale of hay and some years 2 or 3 year old hay is the difference of making it until spring's green-up. Hope you get it all put away before you start rolling them back out! :wink:

 

[Dylan Biggs]

Gcreekrch how late would you normally be haying?

Until we're done. :wink:

Last year I quit baling on Oct. 4. Had the weather been dry past that date there was more land we could have covered for haylage. At that time of year some of the feed that grew in lots of water still has a lot of green in it and is worth wrapping.

Feed in the stackyard in this location can be worth more than money in the bank.

At the rate we are going it may be October for us this year also, any feed is better than no feed that is for sure . Good Luck!

 

[Denny]

Looks a bit cold but I'm sure it won't be long here also.